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Food: Food lovers unite
FRIDAY, JUNE 6... By Anita overcash.Lowes Food Taste of Charlotte is back and luring foodie folks Uptown to gobble an array of foods (more than 110 menu items) from eateries around Charlotte. For those of you who don't enjoy the same ol' same ol' in your diet, this is a fine day to explore the food spectrum. Food vendors will accept festival coins for samples. The festival will also feature kids ...
Creative Loafing Charlotte |
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Suspects Sought In Canadian Haida Gold Museum Theft
"Police believe they may be trying to sell the art work through a network of criminal associates in the Vancouver area, according to a news release issued Tuesday morning."
Arts Journal |
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Turner surprise 'easy to explain'
Confusion over a Turner seascape painting from Devon, initially thought to be a Scottish scene, is easily explained, says a historian.
BBC News |
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Keeping It Fresh
In 2001, the artist-owned downtown gallery, Art Source, decided Boise artists needed a wake-up call. They needed a venue that would inspire innovation, dialogue and production. The gallery envisioned an event that would draw heterogeneous works from artists across the country and hoped that bringing sundry, fresh ideas together would energize the Boise art scene. From the outset, it was not a ...
Boise Weekly |
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Mounties suspect local connection in Bill Reid art theft
Police believe those responsible for stealing several pieces of art by late Haida artist Bill Reid from UBC's Museum of Anthropology last month are trying to sell the collection through a network of criminal associates in the Vancouver area.
Kelowna Capital News |
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2008. 6.5 Event Calendar
To June 8: ¡°Robert Combas: Solo Exhibition.¡± Works from the leading figure of French contemporary art and the master of free figuration are being exhibited in Seoul.
JoongAng Daily |
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Art workshop in Willow Springs
Local artist Michael McClure will offer a workshop in plein air painting — painting from life outdoors — from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at his studio near Willow Springs. The subject will be his water lily pond and surrounding wildflower meadow. McClure will demonstrate how to simplify the subject and capture the light, and what materials to use to make the experience as easy and fun ...
The Springfield News-Leader |
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ephotos.com Goes Live
A new website dedicated to creating a community where photographers can showcase their work was launched this week. With its simple, descriptive URL and a fresh approach, ephotos.com is poised to shake up the photography establishment and give talented photographers a much needed alternative to getting their work seen.
Centre Daily Times |
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Big Range to offer a vast expanse of modern dance
Ellen Bartel can't keep her arms still as she describes the Big Range Dance Festival. Again and again her arms stretch out from the sides of her body and scoop down. Her hands cup air and then swim out in front of her. \
Austin American-Statesman |
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Scottsdale City Council Approves Scottsdale Public Art Program's Proposed Soleri Bridge and Plaza
Scottsdale Public Art announces today the long-awaited downtown pedestrian bridge and plaza designed by famed architect Paolo Soleri will move forward this fall/winter, following the Scottsdale City Council's final approval Tuesday of a new budget.
Centre Daily Times |
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Reborn Hotel Brings a Renaissance to Newark Airport Market
The Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel is living up to its name by bringing new life to the Newark and Elizabeth market. Today marks the beginning of the second phase of a comprehensive, $25 million renovation project as cranes begin replacement of the existing HVAC system with an energy-efficient natural gas HVAC system. Hotel improvements also include the re-creation of the facade, newly ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Spanierman Modern Presents "Present Tense", an Exhibition Curated by Noted Artists Don Christensen and Mary Heilmann, ...
Spanierman Modern is pleased to announce the opening on June 12, 2008 of "Present Tense", an exhibition curated by the noted artists Don Christensen and Mary Heilmann, consisting of abstract art by fourteen contemporary artists: Polly Apfelbaum, Emery Blagdon, Don Christensen, John Duff, Hermine Ford, Joe Fyfe, Mary Heilmann, Steve Keister, Chris Martin, Stephen Mueller, Arlene Shechet, Taro ...
PRWeb |
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New Rules For Museums On Antiquities
"The Association of Art Museum Directors, whose 190 members also include leaders of Canadian and Mexican museums, says the new policy will probably make it even more difficult for museums to build antiquities collections through purchases or, as is more often the case, through gifts and bequests from wealthy private collectors.
Arts Journal |
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Randy puts art at centre
LOCAL tradesmen were busy last week putting the finishing touches to Moray Art Centre's new gallery space, which opened last weekend with an exhibition of work from Nairn-based artist and writer, John Byrne.
Forres Gazette |
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Emin brings sex and death to Royal Academy show
LONDON (Reuters) - Artist Tracey Emin has "sexed up" the Summer Exhibition at London's Royal Academy, bringing graphic images to an annual event traditionally seen as a strait-laced celebration of art.
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Spanierman Modern Presents "Present Tense", an Exhibition Curated by Noted Artists Don Christensen and Mary Heilmann, ...
Spanierman Modern is pleased to announce the opening on June 12, 2008 of "Present Tense", an exhibition curated by the noted artists Don Christensen and Mary Heilmann, consisting of abstract art by fourteen contemporary artists:
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Man receives 8 months for stealing metal art
A man charged with stealing valuable art objects from a sculpture park north of Sauk City and selling them for scrap must serve eight months in jail and pay about $2,000 in fines, fees and restitution after his conviction and sentencing Thursday.Howard J. Henn, 55, appeared in Sauk County Circuit Court to face misdemeanor counts of theft and receiving stolen property stemming from an incident on ...
The Sauk Prairie Eagle |
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Innsbrook music festival starts Friday
The eighth annual Innsbrook Institute Musical Festival will run June 6-15. Based on the Aspen Music Festival model, the Innsbrook festival will feature performances by internationally renowned musicians in informal, intimate settings that allow artists and audience members to enjoy unusual rapport.
Warrenton Journal |
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Hiawatha district looks to sell paintings
The years were 1918 and 1919. Famous Kansas painter Birger Sandzen sold the Hiawatha School District three of his oil paintings at the discount price he offered schools, probably $1,000 or less a painting.
St. Joseph News-Press |
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Lucian Freud Painting Sells for $12 Million in Basel (Update1)
June 4 (Bloomberg) -- A painting by Lucian Freud , titled ``Girl in Attic Doorway,'' was sold to an anonymous buyer for $12 million at Art Basel , its seller Acquavella Galleries said today.
Bloomberg.com |
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Man charged over Lowry art theft
A man is charged over the theft of a collection of Lowry paintings from a house in Greater Manchester.
BBC News |
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Emin brings sex and death to Royal Academy show
Artist Tracey Emin has "sexed up" the Summer Exhibition at London's Royal Academy, bringing graphic images to an annual event traditionally seen as a strait-laced celebration of art.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Armed Guards Now Stand Watch Over LACMA Art
"On a recent day, at least three security officers with holstered guns and batons guarded the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art addition. One carries a 9-millimeter pistol.
Arts Journal |
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Museum Under The Gun - LACMA's Transformative Move
"The armed presence of private rent-a-cops mostly transforms a public art museum into a mid-Wilshire branch of Van Cleef & Arpels.
Arts Journal |
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Atwood House Exhibit Focuses On Fascinating World Of Wicker
The story of American wicker is a fascinating 19th century rags-to-riches tale of a shadowy man whose life touches upon the China Trade, the Industrial Revolution and the employment of immigrants to produce furniture we now associate with leisure and summertime.
The Cape Cod Chronicle |
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